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One side unlatches and tilts down.

Yep

What could possible go wrong? Seriously, I was amazed how many people thought this was just a brilliant idea. The guy was poo-poo'ing any suggestions to add any puncture protection.

Several here have done ex-military ambos conversions. From old school to new...

Came out slick ! Great job.

Shouldn't be needed. But both worthy power sources for other equipment.

Pretty slick ! Wish I had your shop. :) I didn't like constantly replacing the NOS retainers (especially at $50/ea surplus value). I tried the metal rod keepers that the A1R came with. They are sort of like carb rod keepers from the 50's-60's. They worked but were a total...

Throw some hockey pucks in there temporarily. Cheap and easy overnight fix. I've been running them as a lower for months now awaiting the bushing order to arrive. Inspection shows that they are holding up fine. Granted, I'd not use them as a permanent replacement (we had an old mechanic...

The look pretty clean. And I was able to reuse the cab bushing washers and sleeve on the rear bushing point (A1R) which is most exposed to the elements.

Another reason to reuse the ones in my truck. :)

It was sort of a rhetorical question... The equipment to stamp or laser cut washers is not a common toolset found in most people's garages. If I need a washer, I go out and purchase it. Washers are surprising inexpensive. Making them can be done, but most people I know would just go to...

Geo brought up an interesting point earlier. Is there any bushing for the lower forward connection point? I know that there are busing in the upper rear hanger (this topic) as well as the lowers that stabilize the bar (that you sell and I fully recommend). But what about the forward...

Agreed. Much smaller compared to the lowers. I known if can be done but who make their own washers? :) I've always just gone to Lowes. Or f it's a specifically odd size, I go to the local Bolt Company (we're a refinery town and hardware like washers, nuts, bolts can be found in pretty...

I've ALWAYS stood up and stated support for anyone making products like that. Where I ridicule and point is at the vendors who purchase this crap at auction for $100 a pallet of 10,000 and then mark the individual items up to $100/ea. I give zero f''s about "supply and demand, capitalism at...

I sadly came to the same conclusion, at least for now. I had a little Yanmar air-cooled mounted and you couldn't hear yourself yell when it was running. I was going to enclose it and do some sound deadening, but even then I'm not sure. My little gas genset is stealthy in...

Agreed. I'm all in favor making your own when they can't be found (or for a reasonable price). As I said, the metal washers and sleeves likely are not needed if your truck has them intact (either way, that's only a couple dollars). We're talking about the squishy bits. What hits the wallet...

Yeah, when you consider that you need four sets to do a truck (plus the lowers). Im not really sure you need the washers and sleeves. And with that out of the equation, I bet that there are civilian solutions if you know the specs (L, ID, OD). Some place like this is a...

I always assumed that the front pivot point of the sway bar had a bushing as well, but good point.. I've never looked.

And the lowers on the M1082 trailers have a different diameter (Awesomeness makes those as well, I believe) Just for reference.

@Awesomeness makes the lowers, but I'm not sure about the uppers.